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  • OJ Simpson Told to Pay DirecTV $25G, Fees

    07/27/2005 1:33:02 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 49 replies · 3,510+ views
    Atlanta Journal - Constitution ^ | July 27, 2005 | DENISE KALETTE , AP
    MIAMI — A federal judge has ordered former football star O.J. Simpson to pay $25,000 in damages for pirating satellite television signals from DirecTV. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard awarded the damages, plus attorneys' fees and other costs, after granting a motion for summary judgment in a civil suit against Simpson. In a raid on Simpson's Miami home in 2001, federal agents seized illegal devices known as "bootloaders" that authorities said were used to steal television programming. Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said Tuesday that the judge "basically denied us our right to a jury trial. ... This was a decision...